Toy wheel



( No Model.)

J. McA. JONES.

Toy Wheel.

No. 237,543. Patehted Feb. 8, 1881!.

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JOHN MGA. JONES, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

TOY WHEEL.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 237,543, dated February8, 1881.

Application filed December 27, 1880. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOHN McA. JoNEs, acitizen of the United States, residing in the city and county ofPhiladelphia, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Toy Wheels, which improvement is fully set forth in thefollowing specification and accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 isa side elevation of the toy wheel embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is asection thereof in line a; w, Fig.1. Fig. 3 is a per to the wheel.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the wheel, and B the string orcord attached thereto for rolling the same, as shown in Fig. 3.

The wheel is formed of two stamped dishshaped plates or disks, a a, ofmetal, having circumferential flanges b b, which lap each other and aresoldered or otherwise secured to each other, so that the flanges providea rim, 0, on which the wheel may be rolled. At the center of one disk isan opening, d, and at the other an opening, 0, of larger diameter, theobject whereof is to apply the cord B. A knot, f, is formed on one endof the cord, and the other end is easily passed through both openin gs,d e, the cord being drawn out to full extent. The opening 6 permits thepassage of the knot f, and the opening d, being of smaller diameter thansaid knot, has its walls hold the knot, whereby the cord is securelyapplied.

Within the hollow or space of the wheel formed by the two disks isplaced one or more loose, hard balls, O, which, when the wheel is inmotion. roll freely on the inner rim of the wheel and impart to it aringing and musical sound, the sweetness of which is increased by makingthe disks of metal of a resonant nature suitable for the purpose.

It will be seen that I produce an interesting and amusing toy.

Having thus described my,invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is g l. The toy Wheel constructed of twodishing plates, a, with circumferential flanges b b lapping each other,forming the rim a, substantially as and for the purpose set' forth.

2. The disks to a, with openings d e of different diameters, adapted foroperation with the knotted cord B, substantially as and for the purposeset forth.

3. The hollow wheel A, containing one or more loose balls, substantiallyas and for the purpose set forth.

JOHN McA. JONES. Witnesses:

JOHN A. WIEDERSHEIM, A. P. GRANT.

